Reasons behind the High Prevalence of Exam Cheating among High School Students in Ramtha District

Authors

  • د. رشا سامي خابور
  • د. عبد الحكيم ياسين حجازي

Keywords:

Exam Cheating, Ramtha high Schools, Education in Jordan, High school.

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the cheating phenomenon

from teachers’ and students’ perspectives within the educational district

in the city of Ramtha. The quantitative approach was a questionnaire built

by the researcher that consisted of (47) items. Randomly selected (300)

teachers and students. The study findings revealed the diffusion reasons

was (3.33), from the teachers› perspectives of the diffusion reasons was

(3.31) from the students› perspectives. Differences are in favor of teachers

in terms of the reasons related to the students as well as to the local

community. There were statistical differences in favor of students for

reasons related to teachers, and reasons related to curricula and school

administration.

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Published

2017-05-07

How to Cite

خابور د. ر. س., & حجازي د. ع. ا. ي. (2017). Reasons behind the High Prevalence of Exam Cheating among High School Students in Ramtha District. Journal of Al-Quds Open University for Educational & Psychological Research & Studies, 3(10). Retrieved from https://journals.qou.edu/index.php/nafsia/article/view/127

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 10 (2015): المجلد الثالث، ع(10)، جمادى الآخر 1436ه/نيسان 2015م

Section

searches

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